| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Aids | The legs, hands, weight and voice as used in controlling a horse |
| Appointments | That equipment and clothing used in showing |
| Bearing Rein or Neck Rein | Rein placed against the neck for direction of turn |
| Equitation | The art of riding horseback |
| Far Side or Off Side | The right side of the horse |
| Horsemanship | The art of riding the horse and of understanding its needs |
| Near Side | The left side of the horse |
| Horse Length | Eight feet; distance between horses in a column |
| Lead | The foremost, or last leg to touch the ground in completing a stride at the lope, canter or gallop |
| Posting | The rising and descending of the rider in the saddle with the rhythm of the trot |
| Pull leather | Holding to the saddle with hands while riding a bucking horse |
| Romel | A type of Western reins |
| Tack up | To put on bridle and saddle |
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